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The Counterfeit Countess: The Unknown Jewish Heroine Who Rescued Nazi Victims during the Holocaust with Dr. Elizabeth B.
Sun, Mar 15
|John Barton Payne Community Hall
Learn about the inspiring life of Jewish mathematician Janina Mehlberg.


Time & Location
Mar 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
John Barton Payne Community Hall, 2 Courthouse Sq, Warrenton, VA 20186, USA
About the event
This program will present the inspiring life of Jewish mathematician Janina Mehlberg, who survived in German-occupied Poland under the false identity of “the Countess Suchodolska,” a Polish Christian aristocrat. Through her relief and resistance activities, she rescued over 10,000 victims of Nazi persecution. Free; no registration required. John Barton Payne Community Hall, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton; call 540.422.8500 x2.
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